Friday, November 23, 2012

Last Call

The National Hockey League lost another showcase event to its ongoing
lockout on Friday, announcing the cancellation of the 2013 All-Star
game along with another fortnight of regular-season contests.

With games now cancelled through December 14, the lockout has now
cost the NHL 422 regular-season games, 34.3 percent of the scheduled
season.

The All-Star Game, which was to have been in Columbus, Ohio, on
January 27, is the second marquee event to go, after the January 1
Winter Classic outdoor game.

“The reality of losing more regular-season games as well as
the 2013 NHL All-Star Weekend in Columbus is extremely disappointing,”
said NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly.

“We feel badly for NHL fans and particularly those in Columbus, and
we intend to work closely with the Blue Jackets organization to return
the NHL All-Star events to Columbus and their fans as quickly as
possible.”

Would have been nice to see the All-Star Game here in Ohio too. But at this rate there may not be any hockey for a long, long time. The fans don't seem to be particularly bothered by a lockout they way they were baseball 18 years ago, hell, there's less concern than there was with the NBA lockout last year. I think the NHL might be in serious and permanent trouble here, which is a damn shame. And speaking of the MLB lockout...

“On the big things there was as of today no reciprocity in any
meaningful sense, no movement on the players’ share, no movement on
salary-arbitration eligibility, no movement on free agency eligibility,
no agreement on a pension plan,” Fehr said.

And I'll be damned if Don Fehr isn't involved again in a lockout. What is it with this guy and destroying professional sports seasons?

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